Former U.S. Colored Troops in Alexandria, Alexandria County,and contiguous areas of Fairfax County, 1890

Band of the 107th United States Colored Infantry at Fort Corcoran, Alexandria (Arlington) County, 1865.Library of Congress.

The following information is drawn from the special 1890 federal census of
Civil War veterans and widows. In addition to Alexandrians, African-American
veterans from Alexandria (now Arlington) County have been included, as have
former soldiers living in or near parts of Fairfax County that have since been
annexed by the City of Alexandria. The census does not distinguish individuals
by race; identification has been made either on the basis of their regiment or
from entries in the Alexandria city directories of 1888-89 and 1895. Because
many of the veterans were not identified by unit, we cannot be certain that all
of the African American veterans have been included here or all white veterans
excluded (and one black veteran was dropped from the list because he did not
serve in the Civil War but was a Buffalo Soldier). Those names below that are
marked with an asterisk may not be African Americans. The addresses in brackets
have been drawn from the city directories.